Recommended reading for C

[32Alpha]

Hi.

In my university's computer science program, the language they start you off on is C++, but i would like to be able to get more into C. They do offer C classes, but I have a few more semesters before i can really start focusing on electives.

Can anyone recommend any comprehensive books on C that they were particularly impressed with? I am looking for comprehensive coverage and readability, not one of those books that are wordy just for the sake of being wordy.
Also, i have already taken several courses using c++ and other languages, so i don't want a book that spends too much time on the very basics.
Browsing through amazon and other sites, i can see there are many options, making it difficult to choose, and i don't always trust reader reviews posted on such e-commerce sites.

So if anyone was particularly impressed with a book on C, i would be glad to know about it so i can narrow my options a little more, these books ain't always cheap and i would like to have a smaller set of good books to choose from, to help ensure my hard earned financial aid is spent well.

thanks.

[Hunderpanzer]

Hi.

In my university's computer science program, the language they start you off on is C++, but i would like to be able to get more into C. They do offer C classes, but I have a few more semesters before i can really start focusing on electives.

Can anyone recommend any comprehensive books on C that they were particularly impressed with? I am looking for comprehensive coverage and readability, not one of those books that are wordy just for the sake of being wordy.
Also, i have already taken several courses using c++ and other languages, so i don't want a book that spends too much time on the very basics.
Browsing through amazon and other sites, i can see there are many options, making it difficult to choose, and i don't always trust reader reviews posted on such e-commerce sites.

So if anyone was particularly impressed with a book on C, i would be glad to know about it so i can narrow my options a little more, these books ain't always cheap and i would like to have a smaller set of good books to choose from, to help ensure my hard earned financial aid is spent well.

thanks.

For C++
Here's a list

For C
Here's a list



On the c++ side, I started off with the green " c++ without fear " by brian overland. It was very basic, and easy to understand, so there's my insight of how accurate the list is ?

[weaknessforcats]

Also, i have already taken several courses using c++ and other languages, so i don't want a book that spends too much time on the very basics.

Why would you take your knowledge of C++ and cut off its arms and legs to write programs the way they did back in 1972?? I mean, C++ exists because of the weaknesses in C.

[JosAH]

Why would you take your knowledge of C++ and cut off its arms and legs to write programs the way they did back in 1972?? I mean, C++ exists because of the weaknesses in C.

I beg to differ here: C was/is so flexible and it handed the nuts and bolts to Bjarne
Stroustrup to develop his C++ language. (including all of its trickery dickery that is).

kind regards,

Jos